Withers LLP twinned with Carter Fuck

It would seem that the new fashion amongst lawyers is to try to silence Parliament, following on from Carter Fuck trying to stop Trafigura we now have Withers LLP trying their hand at preventing MPs talking about things in Parliament. This time though it’s not about dumping toxic waste in the third world but local planning issues, the full story is over at The Guardian. The key par of the e-mail sent by Withers LLP though is this gem: “”In order to settle this matter we, therefore, require an apology in respect of both the serious allegations plus payment of … Continue reading

Watch what you say

Various friends have brought my attention to this rather disturbing article on the BBC: Five men have been cleared of raping a woman after it emerged she had spoken online about group sex fantasies. There is so much wrong with this story I’m not quite sure where to begin, for a change I don’t find myself disagreeing with Penny Reds take on the matter. So I shall leave much of that side of things alone. Instead a few other things that struck me, though obviously there’s not that much detail to be sure but I do have to wonder why … Continue reading

Escaping from the Vatican

Having recently been reading all sorts of things on the freeman of the land and lawful rebellion front, it occurred to me that some people might also be interested in the obscure but much simpler method for formally leaving the Roman Catholic church. As they count you as a member unless you convert to another faith and even then sometimes. The whole idea of being “lapsed” is somewhat of a myth. So here for those that are interested are two rather useful links. Firstly we have a Vatican document discussing just what the criteria are for someone to formally renounce … Continue reading